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From: "Alfred A. Aburto Jr." <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Matching
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:21:10 -0700
References: <NGEBIBEBDNALOFBCAFEBCECDCEAA.lrayvick@cox.net>
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> Ray Vick wrote:

>If these individuals are of a rare haplogroup wouldn't the chance of a
>recent common ancestor be greater than if they are say R1b1?
>
>This question is kind of generic to the whole area of relatedness since I am
>under the impression that most of the beliefs about recent relatedness are
>based on R1b1 studies.
>
>

I don't think so, in terms of TMRCA, because they would both have the
same rare haplotype.
Al

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